May 2012 About this issue: Portland Adventist Community Services in Portland, Ore., makes a difference with everyday gifts of dignity in their community. Read how this organization is an example of Salt in Our Community in the May Gleaner. Feature Giving Is a Choice May 01, 2012 | Dianne Glovatsky I had stepped outside from the clinic to catch a breath of fresh air when I saw a man approach the door to our food pantry. He gave the door a brisk tug. It was locked.I looked at my watch and sighed. It was well past closing time."I'm really sorr... Download PDF (3.88 MB) More Features Giving Is a Choice I had stepped outside from the clinic to catch a breath of fresh air when I saw a man approach the door to our food pantry. He gave the door a brisk tug. It was locked.I looked at my watch and sighed. It was well past closing time."I'm really sorr... Read more Editor's Note Adventist Community Services (ACS) centers provide critical services to communities across the Northwest. Some are small. Some are big. All are important. Adventist Community Services (PACS) in Portland, Oregon, is one example of how ACS volunteer... Read more Editor's Note Adventist Community Services (ACS) centers provide critical services to communities across the Northwest. Some are small. Some are big. All are important. Adventist Community Services (PACS) in Portland, Oregon, is one example of how ACS volunteer... Read more PACS Facts More than 200 volunteers work at PACS.More than 1 in 9 families live without health benefits in Oregon.PACS provided 87,817 people a 3–5 day emergency food portion during 2011.220,260 people used thrift store services in 2011.1,442 people visited ... Read more PACS Facts More than 200 volunteers work at PACS.More than 1 in 9 families live without health benefits in Oregon.PACS provided 87,817 people a 3–5 day emergency food portion during 2011.220,260 people used thrift store services in 2011.1,442 people visited ... Read more Portland Adventist Community Services More than 200 name badge buttons line a bulletin board along one wall in the offices of Portland Adventist Community Services (PACS). Gaps reveal missing badges, although they're not really lost. They are "in action," attached to their namesakes o... Read more Portland Adventist Community Services More than 200 name badge buttons line a bulletin board along one wall in the offices of Portland Adventist Community Services (PACS). Gaps reveal missing badges, although they're not really lost. They are "in action," attached to their namesakes o... Read more Others Finishing Strong I generally don't spend much time following professional sports. But in the last few months it would be difficult for anyone not to have heard something about Tim Tebow.As you see him kneeling along the sidelines of the football field pointing tow... Read more Finishing Strong I generally don't spend much time following professional sports. But in the last few months it would be difficult for anyone not to have heard something about Tim Tebow.As you see him kneeling along the sidelines of the football field pointing tow... Read more Mission Institute is Ready for Action ... and Students The Northwest Mission Institute (NMI) is seeking individuals, college-age or above, who are interested in becoming Bible-worker trainers. It is currently accepting applications for its summer boot camp and its first full session in the fall. The b... Read more Letters Witness to Tithe BlessingsI have been receiving the GLEANER for years and this is actually the first time in years that I decided to pick it up to read and was dismayed by the responses that you/the author received in regards to the previous artic... Read more Alaska Note to Readers: Click on the Let's Talk button in the left panel on the home page to see Steve Vistaunet's message and follow the discussion it sparks.Sitting in the airport awaiting a flight out of Anchorage, Alaska, I discover latent superpower... Read more Mission Institute is Ready for Action ... and Students The Northwest Mission Institute (NMI) is seeking individuals, college-age or above, who are interested in becoming Bible-worker trainers. It is currently accepting applications for its summer boot camp and its first full session in the fall. The b... Read more Letters Witness to Tithe BlessingsI have been receiving the GLEANER for years and this is actually the first time in years that I decided to pick it up to read and was dismayed by the responses that you/the author received in regards to the previous artic... Read more Alaska Note to Readers: Click on the Let's Talk button in the left panel on the home page to see Steve Vistaunet's message and follow the discussion it sparks.Sitting in the airport awaiting a flight out of Anchorage, Alaska, I discover latent superpower... Read more News ACCION Organización de la Iglesia Hispana Adventista de Olympia Adventist Health News Notes Alaska Youth Active in Pathfinders, School and Music Anchorage Spanish Holds Women's Ministries Meeting Spiritual Gifts of Leta Bertleson Women's Retreats Bring Well-being Kalispell Students Enjoy Fun in the Snow PAA Celebrates Successful Ski Program Molalla Women's Ministries Visits Alaska Through Photography Former Laurelwood Elementary School Re-opens as LACE Center Ohana Kids Serve Through Purposeful Mentoring MGAES Students Become Pen Pals With Belize School Capital Contest Held in Grants Pass Gladstone Park Supports the Blind in India Burrill Preaches the Priesthood of All Believers Youth Mission Adventure to Guatemala Kids Do the Work of Angels at County Food Bank Sunnyside Celebrates Two Baptisms Palisades Seventh Graders on Secret Mission Showing God's Love Students Lead Sabbath Services at Hispanic Churches BOX: The Big Picture of Ministry Highline Health Fair Reaches Community Women Artist Visits Olympia Christian School Auburn Students Fast for Hunger Awareness Outreach Leaders Share Best Practices LCAS Showcases New Facility During a Community Open House
Giving Is a Choice I had stepped outside from the clinic to catch a breath of fresh air when I saw a man approach the door to our food pantry. He gave the door a brisk tug. It was locked.I looked at my watch and sighed. It was well past closing time."I'm really sorr... Read more
Editor's Note Adventist Community Services (ACS) centers provide critical services to communities across the Northwest. Some are small. Some are big. All are important. Adventist Community Services (PACS) in Portland, Oregon, is one example of how ACS volunteer... Read more
Editor's Note Adventist Community Services (ACS) centers provide critical services to communities across the Northwest. Some are small. Some are big. All are important. Adventist Community Services (PACS) in Portland, Oregon, is one example of how ACS volunteer... Read more
PACS Facts More than 200 volunteers work at PACS.More than 1 in 9 families live without health benefits in Oregon.PACS provided 87,817 people a 3–5 day emergency food portion during 2011.220,260 people used thrift store services in 2011.1,442 people visited ... Read more
PACS Facts More than 200 volunteers work at PACS.More than 1 in 9 families live without health benefits in Oregon.PACS provided 87,817 people a 3–5 day emergency food portion during 2011.220,260 people used thrift store services in 2011.1,442 people visited ... Read more
Portland Adventist Community Services More than 200 name badge buttons line a bulletin board along one wall in the offices of Portland Adventist Community Services (PACS). Gaps reveal missing badges, although they're not really lost. They are "in action," attached to their namesakes o... Read more
Portland Adventist Community Services More than 200 name badge buttons line a bulletin board along one wall in the offices of Portland Adventist Community Services (PACS). Gaps reveal missing badges, although they're not really lost. They are "in action," attached to their namesakes o... Read more
Finishing Strong I generally don't spend much time following professional sports. But in the last few months it would be difficult for anyone not to have heard something about Tim Tebow.As you see him kneeling along the sidelines of the football field pointing tow... Read more
Finishing Strong I generally don't spend much time following professional sports. But in the last few months it would be difficult for anyone not to have heard something about Tim Tebow.As you see him kneeling along the sidelines of the football field pointing tow... Read more
Mission Institute is Ready for Action ... and Students The Northwest Mission Institute (NMI) is seeking individuals, college-age or above, who are interested in becoming Bible-worker trainers. It is currently accepting applications for its summer boot camp and its first full session in the fall. The b... Read more
Letters Witness to Tithe BlessingsI have been receiving the GLEANER for years and this is actually the first time in years that I decided to pick it up to read and was dismayed by the responses that you/the author received in regards to the previous artic... Read more
Alaska Note to Readers: Click on the Let's Talk button in the left panel on the home page to see Steve Vistaunet's message and follow the discussion it sparks.Sitting in the airport awaiting a flight out of Anchorage, Alaska, I discover latent superpower... Read more
Mission Institute is Ready for Action ... and Students The Northwest Mission Institute (NMI) is seeking individuals, college-age or above, who are interested in becoming Bible-worker trainers. It is currently accepting applications for its summer boot camp and its first full session in the fall. The b... Read more
Letters Witness to Tithe BlessingsI have been receiving the GLEANER for years and this is actually the first time in years that I decided to pick it up to read and was dismayed by the responses that you/the author received in regards to the previous artic... Read more
Alaska Note to Readers: Click on the Let's Talk button in the left panel on the home page to see Steve Vistaunet's message and follow the discussion it sparks.Sitting in the airport awaiting a flight out of Anchorage, Alaska, I discover latent superpower... Read more